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overstatement

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Etymology

From overstate +‎ -ment or over- +‎ statement.

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overstatement (countable and uncountable, plural overstatements)

  1. An exaggeration; a statement in excess of what is reasonable.
    The story he gave was something of an overstatement of the facts.
    • 1951 November, David R. Webb, “The Drummond 4-4-0 Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 774:
      It would hardly be an overstatement to describe Drummond's next design as an outstanding British locomotive class, and possibly his masterpiece.
  2. The tendency to overstate.
    She had a knack for overstatement.

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